MT-Mohanlal team to make Randamoozham with Rs 1000 cr budget

Mahabharatam, an adaptation of renowned writer M T Vasudevan Nair's novel Randamoozham will be made with a whopping budget of Rs 1000 crore. If realized, the Mohanlal-starrer epic drama will rewrite the record set by any Indian movie in terms of expenditure.
Industrialist BR Shetty is producing the movie. The movie's script is penned by MT himself. Mohanlal will play the mythological character Bhima, who is the protagonist in Randamoozham. The movie will be directed by noted ad director VA Sreekumar Menon, who has been doing extensive research on the subject. The movie will be made in two parts. The shooting for the first part will begin in September and is expected to hit the screens in 2020.